BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Birthplace of Country Music - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Birthplace of Country Music X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Birthplace of Country Music REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270910 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20150817T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T221253Z UID:10019646-1441065600-1820534399@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Ongoing Exhibits DESCRIPTION:enjoy an online tour of our museum with a collection of new behind-the-scenes videos!\nTAKE VIRTUAL TOUR \nThrough beautiful theater experiences\, interactive displays\, and text and artifacts the Birthplace of Country Music Museum shares the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings\, explores how evolving sound technology shaped their success\, and highlights how this rich musical heritage lives on in today’s music. It’s an immersive\, interactive museum with amazing sights and sounds!\n\nPanels focus on topics such as the development of the modern recording industry and the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions\, including Ernest V. Stoneman\, Alfred G. Karnes\, El Watson\, The Carter Family\, and Jimmie Rodgers. The Bristol Sessions were the first recordings of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers\, and they quickly became stars in the emerging “hillbilly” music industry. A timeline of audio technology introduces you to the different ways to produce and listen to music\, and the Variety & Voice gallery highlights the history and beauty of the iconic instruments that have created the recognizable sounds of country music. \nVisiting the core exhibits at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is not a passive experience – we want you to explore the music through a variety of interactive and immersive experiences. Sound surrounds you throughout your visit. You can delve into local history to set the scene for the Bristol Sessions story\, and explore the sounds of the Sessions through clips of all of the songs issued by Victor Records from the Bristol recordings. In other parts of the gallery\, you can listen to the ways later musicians from Lead Belly to Nirvana have arranged some of these classic songs\, give those tunes new sounds at the mixing stations\, and belt out a song with family\, friends and fellow visitors at the sing-along station! \nYou can also engage in multiple film and theater experiences\, beginning with the Orientation Theater film “Bound to Bristol.” In the Greasy Strings Theater\, we explore the philosophy and techniques behind the playing of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. You can take a pew in our small chapel to hear local gospel groups speak and sing about how faith has shaped music and our connection to it. The Immersion Theater makes you part of “the unbroken circle” – and gives you space to dance! Several shorter films explore oral histories of participants in the 1927 Bristol Sessions\, the career of Tennessee Ernie Ford\, and the impact of this music on TV and film. \n\nThe museum’s permanent exhibits won four awards at the 2015 Tennessee Association of Museums conference: Award of Excellence for Permanent Exhibits\, Award of Excellence for A/V – Mixing Station\, Award of Commendation for Chapel Film\, and the Past President’s Award of Excellence. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ongoing-exhibit-one-test/ CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Circles-of-Success-Wall_2014_Fresh-Air-Photo.JPG1_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20221227T154711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T155641Z UID:10029349-1673953200-1673956800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening -- Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 47 minutes \nJoin us on Tuesday\, January 17\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four. Learn how four African American college students began a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolsworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro\, North Carolina\, and started a revolution. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-seizing-justice-the-greensboro-four/2023-01-17/1/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_Greensboro4_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T150000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20210726T182546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T204210Z UID:10028998-1673964000-1673967600@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Joe Bussard's Country Classics DESCRIPTION:Country Classics features American roots music from the world renown collection of Joe Bussard. Bussard is one of the world’s foremost collectors of rare 78rpm recordings and a celebrated radio personality. Country Classics airs Tuesdays 2pm to 3pm Eastern and Saturdays 4pm to 5pm. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/joe-bussards-country-classics/2023-01-17/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dust_and_Grooves_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T160000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20221227T154711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T155641Z UID:10029350-1673967600-1673971200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening -- Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 47 minutes \nJoin us on Tuesday\, January 17\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four. Learn how four African American college students began a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolsworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro\, North Carolina\, and started a revolution. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-seizing-justice-the-greensboro-four/2023-01-17/2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_Greensboro4_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20221227T155247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T160214Z UID:10029351-1674039600-1674043200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black Wings DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Wednesday\, January 18\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black Wings. For early aviators\, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But Black aviators had an additional challenge – conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century\, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level. From biplanes to commercial jets\, from barnstormers to wartime fighters\, meet the path-breaking pilots who opened the skies for all – and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/49537/2023-01-18/1/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackWing_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T160000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20221227T155247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T160214Z UID:10029352-1674054000-1674057600@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black Wings DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Wednesday\, January 18\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black Wings. For early aviators\, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But Black aviators had an additional challenge – conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century\, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level. From biplanes to commercial jets\, from barnstormers to wartime fighters\, meet the path-breaking pilots who opened the skies for all – and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/49537/2023-01-18/2/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackWing_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20180709T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T205004Z UID:10027470-1674061200-1674064800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Scotty's Tune-Up DESCRIPTION:Scotty’s Tune-Up explores the raw and primal sounds of garage rock by showcasing tunes from obscure bands you won’t hear anywhere else. Tune up and get into high gear with Scotty every Wednesday at 5pm EST! \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/scottys-tune-up/2023-01-18/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Scottys-Tune-Up2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110051 CREATED:20190508T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T164234Z UID:10028483-1674064800-1674068400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Transmissions Under the Wire DESCRIPTION:Join Bristol’s own Moose Roberts for “Transmissions Under The Wire.” Moose will be spinning Rockabilly\, Swamp Rock\, and R&B with an unhealthy dose of Blues and Cowpunk! Get weird with Moose Wednesdays at 6 pm ET right here on Radio Bristol! URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/transmissions-under-the-wire/2023-01-18/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MooseRoberts-Headshot-2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T200000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110052 CREATED:20221227T161704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T222617Z UID:10029355-1674153000-1674158400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening and Discussion - The Green Book Guide to Freedom DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, January 19\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nRSVP to attend HERE \nJoin us on Thursday\, January 19\, at 6:30 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Green Book Guide to Freedom. By the turn of the 20th century\, the motor age was dawning all across the United States. African-Americans embraced the automobile and the promise of the open road\, but they faced a world of danger driving to unfamiliar locales. In the 1930s\, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. This is the story of The Negro Motorist Green Book\, a travel guide to navigate the sometimes treacherous highways of a segregated nation. See how it became a roadmap to some of the most significant people\, successful businesses\, and important milestones of the Civil Rights Movement. \nThe film screening witll be followed by a discussion about local and regional Green Book sites. \nFor the safety of participants\, masks are encouraged at this event. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-the-green-book-guide-to-freedom/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_Green_Book_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110052 CREATED:20221227T160151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T173152Z UID:10029353-1674298800-1674302400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Saturday\, January 21\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier. America’s experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However\, few know about the moment these two worlds collided\, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first Black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies\, told by the Black astronauts and their families who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-black-in-space-breaking-the-color-barrier/2023-01-21/1/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackInSpace_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T160000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110052 CREATED:20221227T160151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T173152Z UID:10029354-1674313200-1674316800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Saturday\, January 21\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier. America’s experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However\, few know about the moment these two worlds collided\, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first Black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies\, told by the Black astronauts and their families who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-black-in-space-breaking-the-color-barrier/2023-01-21/2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackInSpace_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110052 CREATED:20230502T192020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T203838Z UID:10024047-1674316800-1674320400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Country Classics DESCRIPTION: URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/country-classics/2023-01-21/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2017_Radio_Country-Classics_Web-Thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T210000 DTSTAMP:20240329T110052 CREATED:20221219T161154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T150658Z UID:10021555-1674324000-1674334800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! 1927 Concert Series featuring Paul Thorn DESCRIPTION:SORRY! Tickets to the 1927 Concert Series featuring Paul Thorn are now SOLD OUT. \nDate: Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 \nTime: 6:00 p.m. EDT \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music \nTickets: $100 \nThe 1927 Concert Series is an intimate concert experience set in the “acoustically perfect” performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. It’s more than a night of music\, it’s a very personal event with some of the most renowned roots music artists performing today. Guests are asked to arrive promptly at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar (ages 21+ with valid ID) before the show\, food and drinks included with ticket. Post-performance\, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with the artist(s) after the show. \nMembers of the Birthplace of Country Music’s 1927 Society are given access to exclusive ticket pre-sales to the 1927 Society Concert Series before they go on sale to the public. To learn more about becoming a member of the 1927 Society and all its advantages\, click here. \n \nAbout Paul Thorn \nSome years ago Paul Thorn performed on an outdoor stage at a street festival in the heart of a small Mississippi town. Suddenly\, in mid song\, Thorn stopped playing and looked down at the upturned\, sugar-splattered face of a fan on the front row. “I sure would like me a funnel cake\,” Thorn announced. The crowd exploded with laughter. By the end of the next song\, someone in the audience had responded\, and soon Thorn was happily munching on the doughy confection. \nAnd that\, dear people\, is one more shining example of how Paul Thorn is able to breathe in the air around him\, everyday and commonplace\, and exhale something original and often side-splitting funny. It’s a kind of genius\, and it’s there plain to see\, in his music\, his art and through his performances\, which not only showcase his chops as a singer-songwriter\, but as a pitch-perfect improv comic. \nHis audiences love it. And they come back for more because no two Paul Thorn performances are alike. For further confirmation of this\, check out Thorn’s YouTube videos\, though I warn you. You will find yourself a long time in this rabbit hole. \nWe live in a world where the terms “artist” and “genius” have been rendered meaningless through overuse. To use either in describing Thorn\, though\, is not overreach. Pick up any of his dozen or so CDs. The evidence is plain to see. Just listen. \nVisit the Paul’s website: PaulThorn.com URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/1927-concert-series-featuring-paul-thorn/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCM_1927ConcertSeries_PaulThorn_Web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR